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Aged Care and Retirement Living
Circadian daylight for residents and staff, enhancing mood and quality of life.
In aged care, residents move along the same internal corridors many times a day, often without seeing outside at all. Orientation is one of the hardest things the environment is asked to support.
Daylight is the primary cue the body uses to tell morning from evening. Remove it and sleep, mood and behaviour all drift, which is why limited sunlight is linked to insomnia, low mood and depression among residents who cannot go outdoors unaccompanied. A ceiling that brightens through the morning and warms through the evening gives that cue back. Older eyes also need more light while tolerating glare less well, and a soft, even source from above is one of the few ways to answer both at once.
Corridors & Circulation, Resident Rooms, Lounges, Dining & Communal Areas
Why it works here
Health and mood
Regular exposure to daylight helps regulate sleep, lifts mood and supports mental wellbeing.
A connection to nature
We are outdoor beings who spend our days inside. Our eyes want to see sky, and a building that gives them one feels different to occupy.
A more spacious feel
Light draws the eye upward, so low ceilings and deep plans read as considerably larger and more open.
Circadian rhythm
Colour and brightness shift every 6 seconds to follow the real sun at site latitude.
A clear day and night cue
The reason this specification exists in the sector. Set the cloud speed low so it informs rather than distracts.
Lux calculations
We model the layout and confirm levels at floor before you specify, not after.
Photometric data
IES and LTD files, dimensioned vector outlines and datasheets available per model.
Every unit tested
100% of units are individually tested for light quality before shipping, not batch sampled.
Output for tall ceilings
5000 lux at 3 metres and 1500 lux at 10 metres, and installed as high as 15 metres.
Control and integration
DALI DT6 and DT8 via gateway, wired panel, wireless panel or app.
Risk free installation
No roof penetrations, no water ingress risk and no roof access. The building envelope stays intact.
Fast installation
One trade rather than four. No scaffold, no weather dependency and no open roof on a live site.
Fits almost any ceiling
Suspended, surface mounted or recessed, needing 200mm of cavity and as little as 150mm for the 1500 x 300mm.
Settings that stay
A password lock with All lock and Set lock modes, so the cycle cannot be altered by staff
commissioned
or residents.
The range
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Planning a aged care and retirement living no skylight required. project?
Send us the plans, ceiling details and the brief. We will advise on model selection, sky effect, layout and lead time.
